Microsoft selects agency to create ad campaign for the WM7 Pink phone
It looks like that rumored Microsoft Pink phone is a real device after all.
According to AdWeek, McCann’s T.A.G. ad agency was selected by Microsoft to create a marketing campaign for the Pink phone.
“Pink” is only a codename for the moment, but it’s said that the device behind this codename will feature Windows Mobile 7, high-end [...]
XPPhone hybrid device actually runs on Windows XP
A rather unknown company called In Technology Group (ITG) has just unveiled the XPPhone, a combination between a MID and a cell phone that runs on Windows XP.
Presented as a “pocketable mobile internet terminal”, the XPPhone has a generous 4.8 inch TFT touchscreen display with 800 x 480 pixels, and a sliding QWERTY keyboard.
The [...]
Windows Mobile 6.5 is now complete, “looks really good”
Microsoft has just announced, via its developers’ Twitter account, that Windows Mobile 6.5 is finally complete and every bit of it is functional.
According to the WM developers team, the 6.5 OS “looks really good” – and that’s not a surprise, since we’ve seen quite a few images of it.
Of course, we still have to wait [...]
No new Zune device in June after all
Earlier today, we’ve reported about a possible Zune device that would be released in June this year to compete with the iPhone and the Palm Pre.
The info was based on two twitter posts which turned out to come from an account that actually has nothing to do with Microsoft. Instead, it’s an account of an [...]
Possible specs for Microsoft’s Pink phone, Windows Mobile 7
Windows Mobile 7 is still quite far away (it should come in 2010), but it looks like we can already get a glimpse of it.
The folks over at ZDNet have stumbled upon a list of specs that, reportedly, are for “the Windows Mobile 7 Chassis 1”.
Apparently, the Chassis 1 is the heart of the rumored Microsoft Pink [...]
Windows Marketplace is now open for registration
Microsoft is now one step closer to launching its Windows Marketplace for Mobile, as it has just announced that the app store is open for developers who want to register and develop applications.
In order to register, you need to visit the official Windows Mobile website.
The registration process will provide you with “links to key documentation [...]
Facebook for Windows Mobile officially launched
Shortly after Facebook 1.5 for BlackBerry was launched, Microsoft has now introduced an official Facebook app for Windows Mobile 6 and Windows Mobile 6.1.
As you’d expect from a Facebook application, the new Windows Mobile one lets you: easily send messages to your Facebook buddies; upload pics and videos directly from your phone; manage your profile [...]
Microsoft is negotiating carrier-branded versions of Windows Marketplace
I’m sure you already know quite many things about Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace for mobile, but you probably haven’t heard about this: the Redmond-based company is currently in talks with giant European carriers (like Vodafone and O2), in order to launch branded versions of the Marketplace.
So we might soon see a Vodafone Windows Marketplace, an O2 [...]
Windows Mobile 6.5 will feature voice command software from Tellme
Microsoft subsidiary Tellme Networks has just announced a new voice command service that will be available, for free, on Windows Mobile 6.5 phones.
Reportedly, the Tellme service is the first that allows users to press only one button, say what they need and get it. Whether you want to make a call, send a text, or [...]
Mobile Connect application for Microsoft Surface
Microsoft has recently unveiled a new application for Microsoft Surface – its multi-touch computing platform currently available only in a commercial and a developer version (priced at $12,500 and $15,000, respectively).
The application is Mobile Connect and it enables you to connect a Windows Mobile handset to a Microsoft Surface unit, in order to interact with [...]